Rachael Elizabeth Kistler began her violin studies at the age of two in Hickory, NC with Suzuki teacher, Paula Zimmerman.

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At eight years of age, Rachael began her studies outside of the Suzuki method with North Carolina Symphony Concertmaster, Brian Reagin.

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Miss Kistler has also studied with Jacques Israelievitch, Xiaoqing Yu, and has participated in numerous masterclasses with artists and teachers such as Evan Wilson, Aaron Berofsky, Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, Charles Castleman, Almita Vamos, and Ilya Kaler.

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While at the Cleveland Institute, Rachael studied with David Updegraff and participated in chamber-music coachings with Peter Saliff and the Cavani Quartet.

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Miss Kistler has attended the Chautauqua Music Festival as a full-scholarship recipient for three summers, and made her professional debut with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Symphony's concerto competition in 2005.
She is currently the Assistant Concertmaster of the Western Piedmont Symphony, a member of the Asheville Symphony, and performs regularly with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Kistler currently resides in Asheville, NC and enjoys reading, cooking, and is an active volunteer with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.

With Biltmore Estate weddings to her credit, and as a former entertainer at the Grove Park Inn, Rachael will be delighted to work with you to make your event a memorable one.
Book Rachael for your corporate or private event, wedding ceremony, or as a strolling violinist in your restaurant.
For an experience that is sure to please all musical tastes, book Rachael's group "Soul Sessions", a modern ensemble comprised of violin, keyboard, and voice whose repertoire includes a vast array of classical, jazz, crossover, and pop selections.
"Soul Sessions" is comprised of: Rachael Kistler- violin, Betsy Kistler- piano/keyboard, and Nathan Kistler- vocals.

Rachael made her professional debut with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as the Symphony's Concerto Competition winner in April of 2005.
Rachael has also recently won the National Federation of Music Clubs "Queen of Music" award, the Youth Talent Search 2004, the Gardner-Webb University Concerto Competition, and most recently, the Hayes School of Music 'Concerto-Aria' competition.
Rachael attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and is currently a member of the Asheville Symphony's first-violin section, and recently won the Western Piedmont Symphony's Assistant Concertmaster chair.Ms. Kistler is also actively involved with Alexander Technique and currently resides in Hickory, NC.

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Rachael Elizabeth Kistler was born in Tampa, Fl in 1987 and began her violin studies with Suzuki teacher Paula Zimmerman of Hickory, NC at the age of two.

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At the age of eight, Rachael began her studies outside the Suzuki method with North Carolina Symphony Concertmaster, Brian Reagin.

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Rachael is an alumnus of the Eastern Music Festival and the Chautauqua Institution.Rachael made her professional debut with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as the Symphony's Concerto Competition winnner in April 2005.
She has performed extensively in the United states and has given concerts and recitals in New York, Birmingham, Portland, Seattle, Charlotte, Raleigh and has toured Europe extensively.
Rachael has also recently won the National Federation of Music Clubs award, the Miriam-Hayes Scholarship competition, the Charlotte Symphony Concerto Competition-strings division, the Youth Talent Search 2004, the Gardner-Webb University Concerto Competition, and was also a finalist in the Blount-Slawson competition.
She is currently pursuing a BM in violin peroformance at the Cleveland Institute of Music with David Updegraff.

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All three of her children are musicians--Rachael Kistler, violinist (Assistant Concertmistress for the Western Piedmont Symphony), Nathan, a professional vocalist, and Hannah, an accomplished pianist and violinist.